Randy O’Neal Simpson was 37 when he was shot and killed on the evening of July 22, 2018, in Gaffney, South Carolina. Known as Simp, he had walked to a nearby convenience store and was returning with a lemonade and a bag of chips when, about a block from his apartment on Fort Street, gunfire was heard. Officers arrived around 9:20 p.m. and found Simpson lying in the street; the Cherokee County Coroner pronounced him dead at the scene. Family members said they last saw him about 8 p.m. as he left for the store.

The Gaffney Police Department investigated but reported few leads and no arrests; witnesses who heard the shots said they saw nothing. The community held a vigil at Bethel Baptist Church and a cash reward was offered for information. Simpson worked with his father’s construction company and was remembered by family as laid-back and humble, leaving them baffled about a motive. Does anyone who lived in or near Fort Street that night have information that could help this investigation?